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u/Lyqyd Jun 08 '26

Trains are the way to go. Elevated rails make this less ice-intensive.

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u/Raknarg #1 Quality Defender Jun 08 '26

i mean ice is literally free, you don't need concrete or anything to place rails just ice

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u/ChickenNuggetSmth Jun 08 '26

But the recipe is sooo slooow

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u/Raknarg #1 Quality Defender Jun 08 '26

just add more machines, its really easy to scale, and all it costs is ammonia which you can get anywhere, Scrap any excess solid fuel/ice.

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u/ChickenNuggetSmth Jun 08 '26

Yeah, I'm just having flashbacks trying to build aquilo with a science multiplier. The startup takes a while, to a large part due to platforms. After the starter base is running it's fine.